WHO DOESN’T WANT AN OWLBEAR BEST FRIEND?

How many collective hours have players

spent trying to convince a beleaguered Game

Wisdom (Animal Handling) checks, they should be able

to adopt that bulette or hell hound or gelatinous cube?

Why do we like the fantasy of adventuring with wild

animals (not to mention fends or oozes) at our side?

It’s probably because the idea of a hero with an

untamed pal is prevalent in many of our most popular

fantasy stories Knights befriend and ride dragons Dire

wolves charge into battle alongside the Stark children

Mija risks everything to save her titular pal in Okja And

we want to tell similar stories at our tables! But these

aren’t just tales of heroic pets Rather, these are stories of

untamed creatures that choose to partner with a hero

These creatures are too wild to be truly controlled, but

each loves the hero as they would a member of their own

pack Together, hero and companion charge into danger,

ferocious and free

Beastheart and Monstrous Companions codifes the fantasy

of adventuring alongside a wild companion This supple-

ment presents rules for companions: wild creatures that

any character in the game can befriend and bring along

on adventures They aren’t always easy to control, but

having a basilisk bud is totally worth it The beastheart

class then builds on those rules, letting a character work

in maximum harmony with a companion This new class

presents a hero who is never without their faithful friend,

and who shares a supernatural bond with a companion

that allows both to perform incredible feats fueled by

primal power

This supplement is the culmination of months of hard

work from artists, designers, editors, and many, many

playtesters It even underwent a public playtest, which

dramatically improved the content I can’t thank the

folks enough who took the time to give feedback

Let’s get wild